Statizoid

China vs India: Arable land

China
108.43 million hectares
in 2023
India
153.87 million hectares
in 2023
China rank
4th
India rank
1st

Arable land over time

  • China
  • India
050.0M100.0M150.0M196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 153.87 million hectares against 108.43 million hectares in China, a difference of 45.44 million hectares.

That makes India's figure about 1.4 times China's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Globally, China ranks 4th and India ranks 1st of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.